Statement of Platform EAJ, AEAJ, MEDEL and J4J on the unlawful conviction of Murat Arslan

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Yesterday, Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize Winner Murat Arslan, President of the Independent Turkish Judges Association YARSAV, has been convicted under charges of being member of an armed terrorist organization (namely of being active member of FETÖ/PDY) and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

We publish in our web site a joint statement of Platform EAJ, AEAJ, MEDEL and J4J on this shameful and unlawful sentence issued by a Turkish court:

https://www.iaj-uim.org/iuw/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Statement-of-Platform-_EAJ-AEAJ-MEDEL-and-J4J_-Murat-Arslan-1.pdf

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